Artist&#39;s palette or the like



June 194$. w. A. SILLMAN ET AL 2,

I ARTIST'S PALETTE OR THE LIKE Filed May 1944 k 14a 19, 22a 4 Patented June 25, 1946 UNITED STATE ARTISTS PALETTE TIlELIKEI I William A. Sillman-andllon M. Sillman,

New Yorl NLY.

Application May 6, g s a N 3 v This invention relates to improvementsin artists palettes and the like.

It is a primary object of the present invention to provide an economical, eflicient, convenient and practical palette for artists and the like, in which provision is made for supporting a cup or cups in such a manner as not to interfere with the regularity or evenness of the bottom of the palette.

It is a further object of the present invention to so arrange a removable receptacle or receptacles on or in a palette that the bottom of the receptacle or receptacles will not extend below the underface of the palette.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel palette in which provision is made for holding solvents, diluents, paints, etc.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide complementary or cooperating means in the palette and on the cup, container or the like, whereby the latter may be removably fastened to the palette without in any way afiecting the stability of the palette when set down on a table or other fiat support.

These and other objects and advantageous features are accomplished by the novel and practical construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter disclosed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, constituting an essential part of the disclosure, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a palette made in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a cup or like receptacle employable in the invention;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken through line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a View similar to Fig. 3, but shows the application of the cup to the palette;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a cup or the like in modified form and employable in the invention;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of a cup illustrated in Fig. 5 and portion of a palette to which it is applied;

Fig. '7 is a plan view of a cup or the like in a still further modified form employable in the invention;

Fig. 8 is a sectional View taken through line 88 of Fig. '7;

Fig. 9 is a plan view of the cup seen in Fig. '7 applied to a palette (a portion only of the latter being shown) and Fig. 10 is a sectional view taken on line Hl-l of Fig. 9.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, Fig. 1 discloses an artists palette i made of any suitable material, such as, wood, glass, plastic 3- Claims. (01. 41-5) composition, etc., having the conventional'thumb opening '11 and recess 16. As is customary, the top face It and underface I5 of palette l5 are smooth.

Palette I5 may be provided with one or more openings M (Fig. 4). Formed in the wall 22 of opening M are a pair of recesses or channels IS. A cup or receptacle I8 is adapted to fit in opening l4. Wall 24 of cup 18 is provided adjacent bottom 23 with lateral projections 2| adapted to ride in the grooves or channels IS, the projections 2| being made to enter the channels it through the transverse recesses or cut-outs 20 communieating with said channels in palette 15.

It is evident that by sliding projections 21 of cup I8 within the slots or recesses 20 in palette I5 and then turning the cup in the direction of the channels l9, the cup is made to lockingly engage the palette. It is understood that the pair of channels l9 may be joined together forming a continuous channel or groove; however, by providing separate channels, the walls at the ends of the channels farthest from entrance slots '20 act as stops for projections 2 I.

As clearly shown in Fig. 4, the projections 2| are so located that the bottom 23 of cup I8 is never below the underface l5 of palette l5, when the cup is secured in the opening 14 of the palette. In fact, it is preferable to have the bottom 23 of the cup slightly above the underface 15", so as to assure no interruption with the smoothness and flatness of the underface.

By providing a palette with a cup or other receptacle which does not protrude beyond the underface of the palette, an important purpose of the invention is accomplished. The palette will set firmly and evenly on the table or similar support and fluid will not spill from the cup. The cup or cups l8 may be employed to contain paint, solvent, diluent, or any other desirable material.

According to Figs. 5 and 6, the wall 26 of cup or receptacle 25 may be provided with screw threads or portions of screw threads 3i adjacent cup bottom 30, adapted to engage complementary threads 32 formed in the annular vertical wall 221) of opening Mb. Thus cup 25 may be made to threadedly engage the palette IS!) in the opening Mb. provided for its reception.

Cup 25 may be provided at its open top with a cover 28 having its threads 29 in engagement with the threads 21 of cup 25. It is preferable to have the complementary threads 21, 29 reversed in direction with respect to the complementary threads 3|, 32 in order that the cover may be unscrewed from the cup without causing detachment or unscrewing of the cup from the palette.

According to Figs. 7-10, inclusive, cup 35 is provided with an arm 33 connected to and forming an extension of said wall 38, said arm 33 being disposed in proximity to bottom 44. Arm 33 has its portion 31 disposed at substantially a right angle with relation to its portion 39. Portion 31 has a channel 34 formed. by the upper and lower walls 40, 4| respectively and side wall 42.

In a side Wall of palette 15a adjacent opening I4 there is formed a recess or slot 43, the distance between the upper face of palette. i511 and slot 43 being substantially equal to the width of channel 34, so that, when cup 35 is inserted in open? ing Ma with arm 33 resting on the upper face of the palette, and cup 35 turned. swinging arm 33 inwardly, wall or ledge H of arm portion 31 will be received in slot or recess 43, thus locking cup 35 to palette l5a, with cup bottom 44 slightly above the underface of the palette.

It will be understood that the construction may be varied consistent with the appended claims without detracting from the spirit or scope of the invention, or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A palette comprising a substantially fiat plate having an opening therein, the wall surrounding said opening being grooved, a receptacle adapted to fit in said opening, and means projecting from said receptacle in proximity to the bottom thereof adapted to engage said grooved wall.

2. A palette comprising a substantially fiat plate having an opening therein, a receptacle fitting in said opening and in a position extending above and not below said opening, and means securing said receptacle to said plate in said position, said means comprising a grooved wall surrounding said opening and projecting means on said cup engaging said wall.

3. A palette comprising a substantially flat plate having an opening therein, a receptacle fitting in said opening and in aposition extending above and not below said opening, and means securing said receptacle to said plate in said position, said means comprising an arm extending from said receptacle and engaging said plate.

' WILLIAM A. SILLMAN.

ILON M. SJLLMAN. 

